Outstanding domestic and international events on December 19

DOMESTIC

On the afternoon of December 19, at the Party Central Committee headquarters, General Secretary To Lam chaired a national conference to review the Party's inspection, supervision and discipline work in 2024 and deploy tasks for 2025, organized by the Secretariat in person and online. On the same morning, General Secretary To Lam attended a conference to review the work in 2024 and deploy tasks for 2025 of the Party Central Committee Office.In the picture:General Secretary To Lam delivered a speech directing the national conference to review the Party's inspection, supervision and discipline work in 2024 and deploy tasks for 2025.Photo: Thong Nhat – VNA

On the afternoon of December 19, in Hanoi, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the Steering Committee for summarizing the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW dated October 25, 2017 of the 6th Central Conference of the 12th tenure "Some issues on continuing to innovate and reorganize the apparatus of the political system to be streamlined and operate effectively and efficiently" chaired the 5th meeting of the Steering Committee. On the same morning, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the opening ceremony of the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 - a key activity and highlight of international significance and stature.In the picture:Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the fifth meeting of the Steering Committee for Streamlining the Government's apparatus on the afternoon of December 19.Photo: Duong Giang-VNA

On the afternoon of December 19, in Hanoi, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended the Conference on deploying the work of the People's Procuracy sector in 2025. Previously, on the morning of December 19, in Hanoi, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man chaired the Conference to summarize the coordination work between the National Assembly Party Delegation and the Party Committee of the National Assembly Office in 2024.In the picture:National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the conference to review the coordination work between the National Assembly Party Delegation and the Party Committee of the National Assembly Office in 2024.Photo: Doan Tan – VNA

On December 19, the People's Committee of Binh Phuoc province organized the awarding of certificates of typical rural industrial products at the provincial and southern levels in 2024. There were 32 products recognized as typical rural industrial products of Binh Phuoc province for the 7th time and 15 typical rural industrial products at the southern level in 2024.In the picture:Vice Chairman of Binh Phuoc Provincial People's Committee Tran Van Mi awarded the certificate of typical rural industrial products at the provincial level.Photo: VNA

On December 18 and 19, the 6th Congress of Hoa Hao Buddhist followers at the whole religion level, term 2024-2029, took place at An Hoa Pagoda, Phu My town (Phu Tan, An Giang). The Congress elected 25 Central Executive Committee members and 5 alternate Central Executive Committee members to join the Central Executive Committee of the Hoa Hao Buddhist Sangha for the 6th term (2024-2029). Mr. Nguyen Tan Dat continued to be trusted by the Congress and elected as Head of the Central Executive Committee of the Hoa Hao Buddhist Sangha for the 2024-2029 term.In the picture:The Central Executive Committee of the Hoa Hao Buddhist Sangha, term VI (2024-2029) was introduced to the Congress.Photo: Cong Mao – VNA

Regarding the fire that killed 11 people at a coffee shop on Pham Van Dong Street, Co Nhue 2 Ward, Bac Tu Liem District (Hanoi), a representative of the Bac Tu Liem District Party Committee said that by 1:00 p.m. on December 19, the authorities had identified the identities of the five victims. The Hanoi City Police Department has initiated a criminal case and prosecuted Cao Van Hung (born in 1973), residing in Dai Mach Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi, for murder, for pouring gasoline on a row of motorbikes parked in front of the coffee shop and then setting them on fire.In the picture:Fire and rescue forces quickly arrived at the scene to put out the fire.Photo: Tuan Anh - VNA

The Song Ma District Police, Son La Province, has just presided over and coordinated with the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department, the Provincial Police and the Chieng Khuong Border Guard Station to arrest Vang Phon Thong (born in 1998, residing in Na Nhom village, Na Cay cluster, Muong Et district, Hua Phan province, Laos) in the border area of ​​Puong village (Chieng Khuong commune, Song Ma district) for illegal drug trafficking. The seized exhibits include 1 military gun, 1 ammunition box with 1 loaded bullet, 1 47cm long machete; 444,300 synthetic drug pills and some other related evidence.In the picture:Subject Vang Phon Thong and evidence at the police station.Photo: VNA

INTERNATIONAL

US President-elect Donald Trump on December 18 opposed a temporary funding bill introduced by Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress a day earlier to prevent a partial government shutdown. Accordingly, the bill would extend government funding until mid-March to maintain the federal budget at its current level of about $6.2 trillion, providing funding for military programs, air traffic controllers as well as federal oversight agencies.In the photo (document):Mr. Donald Trump speaks in Maryland, USA.Photo: THX/TTXVN

On December 19, the Constitutional Court of South Korea held its first plenary session of judges since receiving the National Assembly's impeachment case against President Yoon Suk-yeol. The Judicial Council convened with all judges in attendance. The session was to resolve the details of the upcoming impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk-yeol following the National Assembly's vote on December 14 regarding the martial law decree.In the picture:The Constitutional Court of Korea in Seoul.Photo: Kyodo/VNA

The World Bank (WB) announced on December 18 that its executive board has approved $2.05 billion in aid under its Development Policy Program (DPO) for Ukraine, including the first tranche of Washington's new $20 billion loan fund for Kiev, which uses revenue from frozen Russian assets.In the picture:World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC, USA.Photo: IRNA/VNA